Case Report of a Rare Digital Thromboembolism in an Ulcerative Colitis Patient

Year 2013, , 148 - 150, 01.05.2013

Mehmet Çelikbilek Yunus Keser Yılmaz Asuman Çelikbilek Aylin Okur Haldun Selçuk

https://doi.org/10.5505/abantmedj.2013.84756

Abstract

Ulcerative colitis UC is associated with venous thromboembolism. Arterial thromboembolisms, especially at upper extremity, are very rare in UC. Here we presented a rarely seen digital thromboembolism in an UC patient.

Keywords

Ulcerative colitis, thromboembolism

Ülseratif Kolit Hastasında Nadir Yerleşimli Dijital Tromboemboli Olgusu

Abstract

Ülseratif kolitte venöz tromboemboli görülebilmektedir. Özellikle üst ekstremitede olan arteryel thromboemboliler ÜK’de nadir rastlanmaktadır. Biz burada ÜK hastasında nadir görülen bir dijital tromboemboli vakasını sunduk.

Keywords

Ülseratif kolit, tromboemboli

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